dogs
Socializing a puppy: Be a good pet owner
Being a pet owner, you're responsible for its mental and physical health, training, and happiness. To achieve all of these things, you should remember about socialization, and it's especially important for puppies of big breeds.
Kate Yakimchuk dog training puppy training pets socialization Animals 27 November 2023
Breeds and their lifespans: Know more about your pets
We all want our pet friends to live as long as they can, because it's heartbreaking to think about them passing one day. Different dog breeds have different lifespans, but why does it happen?
Kate Yakimchuk breeds lifespan health pets Animals 26 November 2023
Yorkshire Terrier: Breed Features
Yorkshire Terriers are very affectionate, but they also need a lot of attention.
Diana Dashkevich pets dog breeds Animals 26 November 2023
Dingoes are almost humans in Australia: A new study
In Australia, people often think of dogs as friends, but wild dingoes don't get the same love. However, new research suggests that, a long time ago, Australia's First Nations people might have treated dingoes differently.
Kate Yakimchuk research dingo wildlife Animals 24 November 2023
Important to Know: How to Understand that Dogs Have Increased Anxiety
Refusal of commands, toileting in the wrong places, aggression, picking up garbage, increased salivation - these can be symptoms of stress. Short-term stress does not pose a danger to the dog’s body.
Diana Dashkevich pets animal care Animals 23 November 2023
Interesting Facts: Who Is Dingo Dog
Dingoes appeared in Australia approximately 5-8.5 thousand years ago and became apex predators after the extinction of the marsupial wolf.
Diana Dashkevich animals animal facts Animals 23 November 2023
English Bulldog: Health Problems
As noted in an article in the journal Canine Medicine and Genetics, for the well-being of English Bulldogs, it is necessary to reduce the requirements for the breed's exterior.
Diana Dashkevich pets dog breeds Animals 22 November 2023
Bulldog: Breed Features
As noted in an article in the journal Canine Medicine and Genetics, for the well-being of English Bulldogs, it is necessary to reduce the requirements for the breed's exterior.
Diana Dashkevich pets breeds dog breeds Animals 20 November 2023
Interesting Facts: How Dogs Feel Human Fear
A study of 36 people and four dogs found that pets could detect nervous tension in humans using their sense of smell and could distinguish between the smell of stress and the smell of a calm stranger on the first try, the authors of the paper report in PLoS One.
Diana Dashkevich pets fears Animals 20 November 2023
Improving dog adoptions: A new study
Shelter animals need love and support that they can only get by adoption. While dog adoptions have become more popular recently, lots of people still prefer to buy dogs instead of adopting them.
Kate Yakimchuk research pets adoption Animals 20 November 2023
Dachshund: Breed Features
Dachshunds are very smart and quick-witted, one might say intelligent dogs.
Diana Dashkevich pets breeds dog breeds Animals 20 November 2023
Signs of dementia in dogs: A new study
Recent information suggests that as dogs age, their mental abilities slow down along with their physical movements. Scientists found that measuring the walking speed of senior dogs could be a simple way to keep track of their health and detect declines in their neurological functions.
Kate Yakimchuk research pets dementia Animals 18 November 2023
How different dog breeds feel pain: A new study on pain sensitivity
Dogs feel pain differently based on their breed, but this doesn't always match what people, including vets, think about each breed's pain sensitivity. The experiment also found that how a dog acts around strangers might affect how vets perceive their pain sensitivity.
Kate Yakimchuk research breeds pain Animals 18 November 2023
Interesting Facts: How a Dog's Brain is Different from a Human's
It turned out that the brains of pets, like the brains of children, react more strongly to speech directed specifically at them: in such cases, a person changes his intonation: his voice becomes higher, the range of tones becomes wider, and phrases become shorter. In addition, the dogs were better able to perceive female speech addressed to them or children. The work was published in Communications Biology.
Diana Dashkevich pets pets facts Animals 16 November 2023
Important to Know: How to Monitor Your Dog's Health
Finnish researchers have concluded that a diet based on unprocessed meat-dominated foods, unconsumed human food scraps and table scraps during puppyhood and adolescence reduces the likelihood of a dog developing chronic enteropathy in later life. A publication about this appeared in the journal Scientific Reports.
Diana Dashkevich pets pets facts animal care Animals 15 November 2023
Signs that you dog doesn't respect you: Pet owner's tips
When training your dog, you should always keep in mind that your pet has to respect you to actually follow your commands and behave well. Respect is necessary, because dogs are social animals with a strong hierarchy, so they only respect those who are stronger than them.
Kate Yakimchuk pets training respect disrespect Animals 15 November 2023
When to use strict collars: Pet owner's tips
When training your dog, you sometimes have to use different approaches and tools, especially when your dog is young, strong, and energetic. One of these tools is a strict collar that can prevent your dog from attacking other animals and people.
Kate Yakimchuk pets collar training Animals 14 November 2023
Puppies changing teeth: Know more about your pet
When you get your first dog, then everything about its health and growth can be surprising and exciting to watch. The same goes with your puppy changing its teeth, because it can be quite unusual and interesting.
Kate Yakimchuk pets puppies teeth Animals 14 November 2023
Zooaggression in dogs: Learn more about your pets
Dogs can be quite aggressive, but some dogs only act that way towards other animals, especially other dogs. If your dog is like that, then it probably has high levels of zoo aggression - so you have to do something about it.
Kate Yakimchuk pets aggression training Animals 14 November 2023
Train your dog to wait until you do out: Pet owner's tips
Some people are just too busy to walk their dogs regularly at 6 a.m., and others just have too unpredictable schedules. A well-trained dog can wait and adapt to your schedule, so how can you achieve that?
Kate Yakimchuk training pets patience Animals 14 November 2023